“The Tao begets the One. One begets all things of the world.” This quote from Tao Te Ching
is still inspiring for scientists in chemistry and materials science: The “One” can refer to a …

Marine mussels are able to firmly affix on various wet surfaces by the overproduction of
special mussel foot proteins (mfps). Abundant fundamental studies have been conducted to …

Many load-bearing tissues, such as muscles and cartilages, show high elasticity, toughness,
and fast recovery. However, combining these mechanical properties in the same synthetic …

Since the discovery of amorphous red phosphorus (a‐red P) in 1847, many possible
structures have been proposed. However, the exact molecular structure has not yet been …

Polyacrylamide (PAM) is one of the most important water-soluble polymers that has been
extensively applied in water treatment, drug delivery, and flexible electronic devices. The …

Chitin is one of the most common polysaccharides and is abundant in the cell walls of fungi
and the shells of insects and aquatic organisms as a skeleton. The mechanism of how chitin …

Biological host molecules such as β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs) have been used to remove
cholesterol guests from membranes and artery plaques. In this work, we calibrated the host …

The field of RNA nanotechnology has developed rapidly over the last decade, as more
elaborate RNA nanoarchitectures and therapeutic RNA nanoparticles have been …

Mechanical anisotropy is an essential property for many biomolecules to assume their
structures, functions and applications, however, the mechanisms for their direction …

Antiviral agents work by stopping or intervening the virus replication. Virus replication is a
fast and multi-step process while effective antiviral intervention requires agents to interact …